Fencing tool



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FENCING TOOL Filed Jan. '28. 1928 AM-714 TOR Y 6/; ariewfl 7201: 922,

CHAR-LES I-I. PURCELL, or BLOOMINGDALE, INDIANA, A$SIGNOB or" ONE-HALF ro Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES LEE 0. ENGIJE, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS V FENCING 'rooL f Application filed January 28, 1928. Serial No. 250,180.

deeply they may be embedded without injury to the staple or fence structure.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool of the character set forth, that is extremely simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and eflicient in operation and service.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in'the several views, and where- 1n:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the tool forming the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view of one of the portions thereof.

Figure 3 is a similar view of the other portion.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference numeral 1 indicates one portion of my tool and 2 the other portion which as will be noted upon inspection of the drawings are substantially alike. Each of the portions include a substantially circular body, one of which is indicated by the reference numeral 3 and the other by the numeral 4, and the bodies 3 and 4 are provided with openings centrally arranged therein for the purpose of receiving means for pivotally securing the portions of the tool together as shown in Figure 1.

Formed with the body 3 is a handle 5 which has its outer edge merging into a recess 6 disposed on one side of the body 3 and which is similar in shape to a recess 7 formedwith the body 4 and arranged onthe side thereof.

The recesses 6 and? are formed in a'mann'er to provide beaks 8, the beak of the recess 6 being directed substantially toward the handle of the body 3, while the beak of the recess 7 is directed substantially towardthe-jaw 9 that is formed, wit-h the body 4 and which merges into the recess? as clearly shown in Figure 3. I The jaw 9 cooperates with ajaw 10, the latter extending'in opposed relation with respect to-the handle 5' andout of. alignment therewith, and the body 4 has likewise formed therewith a handle 11 that extends therefrom in opposed relation with respect tothe aw 9 whereby when the portions are pivotally'secured together the jaws will be disposed in cooperatingrelation with .respect toea-ch other as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 1. The confronting facesof the jaws 9 and '10 are centrally recessed in 'arcuate formation 'as at12 so as to provide a splicing means'for the tool, and the bodies 3 and 4: are'formed with recesses 13 arrangedin opposed relation with respect to the recesses 6 and 7 the recesses 13 cooperating to provide wire cutters.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawings it will be obvious that I have provided a tool that is not only extremely advantageous for pulling staples and for general work in building and tearing down wire fences and the like, but a strong and substanand the particular curvature of the handles and their connection with the bodies likewise provide for the efficient use of the tool.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim: I

A tool of the character described comprising members substantially alike except as to shifting of features to counterpart relation, a substantially circular body included in each member and having an opening centrally arranged therein, the body of each member be- H ing provided with a recess disposed on one of the sides thereof, a handle formed with one body adjacent the recessed side thereof and merging into the recess, a jaw formed with the other body adjacent the recessed side thereof and merging into its recess, a

handle formed with the last mentioned body and extending from adjacent its opposite side, a jaw formed with'the other body and extending from adjacent the side thereof op posite its recess, a'beak formed with each circular body and by the'formation of the recesses thereof, the beak of one circular body being directed toward the handle that merges into the recessthereof and the beak of the other body being directed toward the jaw that merges into the recess thereof, said beaks being directed in opposed relation with respect to each other, and cooperating to provide a puller, and means arranged in the openings of the bodies for pivotally securing themembers together in a manner whereby the beaks cooperate and the handle and jaw of one body cooperate with the handle and aw of the other body, while the jaws cooperate with the bodies in providing a fulcrum therefor durlng the use of said beaks.

CHARLEY H. PURCELL. 

